Abstract
Particularities of Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly in a Black African Country in the South of the Sahara (Senegal)
Highlights
Coronary artery disease in the elderly is often more diffuse and severe
Our work confirms the greater severity of coronary lesions in the elderly black African
Coronary angioplasty is achievable with a high success rate
Summary
Coronary artery disease in the elderly is often more diffuse and severe. The objective of our study was to describe the results of coronary angiography and angioplasty in the elderly in Senegal. The coronary disease of the elderly is known to be very diffuse and more severe than that of the young subject (ref). Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy published in Africa, in sub-Saharan Africa, in this each film of coronary angiography and/or coronary angioplasty ever-increasing population. Age is a risk factor in the development of coronary artery disease and the aging of the population generates an increase in the proportion of elderly coronary patients. The advent of coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty has altered the prognosis of older coronary arteries
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